Reminders — overview

Per-area reminders for one-off and recurring tasks, with optional email + in-app alerts.

Reminders are how an area's team keeps track of one-off and recurring tasks: GP appointments, hairdresser visits, restock orders, monthly reviews, weekly cleaning. Every area has its own reminders list — there's no realm-wide reminder pool.

How reminders work

  • Per- — each reminder lives inside one area. Everyone with access to the area can see and complete it.

  • Not assignable to specific people — you can't pick a single user to "own" a reminder. Use the alert recipients (see below) if you want particular people to get a notification.

  • Optional recurrence — daily, weekly or monthly. See Recurring reminders.

  • Alerts — pick when an alert fires and who receives it (email + in-app bell).

  • Surfaces on the Calendar — every reminder appears in the area's Calendar on its due date.

Three states

State

What it means

Active

Hasn't been completed yet. Listed under "Upcoming" or "Overdue".

Complete

Marked done by a staff member. Goes into the completed list; recurring reminders also auto-advance to the next occurrence.

Flagged

Independent toggle — a flag for "this needs attention from a manager". Flagged reminders surface separately whether or not they're complete.

Tip — For tasks that need to be sent to a specific named person (rather than the whole area), use queued forms instead — they're assignment-aware and chase the assignee until done.

Last updated 21 May 2026 · by Carerealm · Suggest a feature or change to this article
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